• Weather Advisories Are Exciting News Events: Massive thunderstorms blew through DC, spewing hail and knocking out power throughout the area.  Those who still had power took to their blogs in order to inform others that it was indeed raining.  The afternoon storm rolled in so quickly that it made for an captivating visual, as captured by Prince of Petworth and The DCist.

• Yesterday's storms put a damper on voter turnout for the Virginia gubernatorial primary.  After clogging every channel with strange campaign ads like this one for the past several weeks, the Post reports that only about 6% of the state's registered voters cast ballots.  Polls closed at 7 p.m. and by 7:45, the pollsters at fivethirtyeight.com called the Democratic primary for state senator R. Creigh Deeds.   Read More "Our Morning Roundup: Rainy Days Edition" »

*VA GOVERNOR WATCH: The editorial board of the Washington Times chastises the Democratic Governors Association for taking premature swings at Bob McDonnell, former Attorney General of Virginia and the GOP candidate for Virginia's upcoming gubernatorial race. Among the Times' charges: the DGA has created a shadow org., Common Sense Virginia, from which to "spew poppycock" about McDonnell; accepting money from union bosses; and DGA's harping on McDonnell's stance that Virginia not accept a large influx of federal stimulus money. The DGA notes that though Republicans are throwing a ton of energy into upcoming gubernatorial elections, McDonnell raised only $2.2 mill in the first quarter of 2009. (Common Sense Virginia will not be endorsing any of the Democratic candidates.) The Post, meanwhile, reports on the Democratic side of things—where McAuliffe, predictably, is on the defensive.

*D.C. Police report that they've made an arrest in Sunday's fatal stabbing of 34-year-old Tyrone Wheaten in the 2400 block of Elvans Rd. SE. 38-year-old Troy Richardson is being held for Murder One:

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The Democratic Black Caucus of Virginia's Grassroots Pre-Inaugural Ball is the event to attend tonight, reports Erik Wemple.

The ball, held at Arlington, Va.'s Marriott Crystal Gateway, was on the stop-by list of aspiring and established Virginia politicos alike--not a surprise considering the Virginia Black Caucus is known for delivering the state's critical minority vote, Wemple says.

Democratic gubernatorial candidates Terry McAuliffe and Brian Moran showed, as did Senator Mark Warner.

Larry Kibler, a 46-year-old Republican who came to the event with his wife, told Wemple that he is a McAuliffe supporter, and was glad to see the former Democratic National Committee chair. McAuliffe "speaks to lower taxes," Kibler says.  

Attendee Brenda Kelley-Nelum was similarly pleased with the number of politicians who showed up, and told Jason Cherkis she thought their brief speeches were the highlight of the night. However, Cherkis suspects the real star of the evening was the roast beef on the buffet table, which seemed to be a real crowd-pleaser.